Quotes^
OF THE WEEK
“Hate put me in prison, but love busted me out.”
Wrongly imprisoned boxer Rubin “Hurricane ” Carter,
speaking to a crowd of2,200 at the Lied Center on
Monday.
“Now they’ve had a chance to see each of us react to
victory and each of us react to defeat.”
Presidential candidate George W. Bush, before losing
to Sen. John McCain in two Republican primaries on
Tuesday.
“He knew exactly what plays they were doing and
what gum their coaches were chewing.”
Oklahoma State basketball player Brian Montonati on
ex-Husker coach Jimmy Williams’ knowledge of NU’s
game plan. The Cowboys defeated Nebraska on Saturday,
94-55.
“My personal values and beliefs may be inline with
the older generation in my district, but I also have the
ability to reach tout to my generation and their issues.”
Senior agriculture major Phil Erdman on his qualifi
cations for a seat in the Nebraska Legislature.
“It took longer than I would have liked, but I’m a
person who looks forward rather than backward.”
Former Gov. Ben Nelson on his delayed decision to run
for the Senate.
“I have nothing to be positive about.”
NU senior Larry Florence, after Kansas handed the
Huskers an 83-68 loss at home.
“It was a stupid thing to do.”
Freshman Benjamin Braiggs, referring to his prank of
leaving human excrement in the Abel Hall elevator.
Braiggs denied any connection to feces found in the show
ers.
“I have no desire to back off the appropriate regu
lation of this activity.”
City Councilman Jerry Shoecraft on postponing the
vote on an ordinance that would ban public nudity. "
“I acted like we had won the national champi
onship.”
NU senior guard Brooke Schwartz on her overtime
play in the Huskers ’close win over OSU.
“I thought it was probably the most unifying thing
in the Lincoln music scene I’ve seen in the last 10
years.”
Local musician Charles Lieurance on Knickerbockers
“X vs. Y” series, in which local bands play covers.
Editorial Board
Josh Funk (editor) • J.J. Harder • Cliff Hicks • Samuel.
McKewon • Dane Stickney • Kimberly Sweet • Lindsay
Young
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Guest
VIEW
Culture Shock
American student in Berlin faces wild boars
I miss many things about
Nebraska. I miss my girlfriend, my
family and my friends. I miss cheap
telephone service and laundry and
public fountains. You know what I
didn’t expect to miss?
Campus wildlife. Squirrels and
rabbits and other cute animals. Yeah,
really.
Before I decided to study for a
semester in Berlin, I did my research.
Berlin is an enormous city of nearly
3.5 million people and covers an area
of more than m
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last thing I
expected to
find here was a wild
Pig
When my plane touched down a
few weeks ago, my host-mom was
waiting for me at the airport. I loaded
my suitcases in her car, and we drove
to the house I would call home for an
entire semester. Berlin encompasses
several tracts of forest, and we passed
by some of these trees on our way
home. *»
She mentioned in passing that
“wildschweine,” or wild boars, still
lived in the trees. I didn’t think any
thing of it.
- Later that night, I met Maurizio, a
student from Switzerland also stay
ing with my host family. One of the
first things he told me was to be care
ful when coming home at night. Not
that there was any danger of mug
gers, gangs or other big-American
city-type violence. Nope, it was noth
that mundane.
In this part of Berlin, people
watch out for the wild boars. I
laughed at this European city boy.
Ha! Wild pigs! I was raised on a,
ranch in the Sandhills -1 knew better
than to fear livestock.
Last Friday night a few friends
and I were kicking back at a pub.
Eventually, our conversation turned
to the topic of the wild boar.
“It’s so funny,” I said. “They are
terrified!”
I mentioned that I had carried a
big rock the first few times I had
walked home, just in case. But I still
hadn 't seen any tracks.
By 12:30 that night, I was at my
bus stop. A soft dusting of snow
slowly covered everything as I began
to walk home. The only sounds were i
my muffled footsteps and those of a
man walking about 10 meters behind
me. I was just about to cross
the last street before I arrived
home, and there it was.
A wild boar.
Massive and black, its back ;
as high as my wui^t, perhaps 200 j
kg of bloodthirsty, porcine power.;
Wisps of breath curled through
the saber-like teeth in its half
)pen mouth.
By the look in its eyes, I
could see it. Somehow it knew I
had scoffed at it and others like it.
For a few seconds,
the boar and I stared at
each other. Then,
■£. with an angry
vffsjt grunt that clearly
meant, “Later,”
it disap
peared
into the
. trees
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dash for home. I don’t think I took a
breath until I had slammed the dead
bolt in place.
So appreciate the wildlife you
have on your campus. Cute vegetari
an rodents. I’ll sure be glad to see
them when I get home.
If the wild boars don’t get me
first.
Derek Lackajf is a sophomore international studies and political science major and a
Daily Nebraskan guest columnist.
